About Don Mitchell
Lived 1915 – 1993 (aged 77–78). Don Mitchell was an American designer and military flight engineer.
Donald Mitchell (1915 – 1993) was an American aircraft designer. He was a Scottish immigrant, arriving in the United States in 1922. He built his first airplane seven years later and founded an airplane manufacturing company in 1937.
Aircraft designed Mitchell Nimbus Mitchell U-2 Superwing AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10 Mitchell Wing B-10
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Who was Don Mitchell?
aircraft designer
When was Don Mitchell born?
Don Mitchell was born in 1915.
When did Don Mitchell die?
Don Mitchell died in 1993.
What was Don Mitchell's occupation?
Don Mitchell was a designer and military flight engineer.
What nationality was Don Mitchell?
Don Mitchell was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Don Mitchell (aircraft designer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Mitchell. https://biography.guide/don-mitchell/
MLA: "Don Mitchell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-mitchell/.
Chicago: "Don Mitchell." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/don-mitchell/.
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